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glycemic — (adj.) 1923, from glycemia (also glycaemia), 1901, from GLYCO (Cf. glyco ) + Gk. haima blood (see EMIA (Cf. emia)) … Etymology dictionary
glycemic index — n a measure of the rate at which an ingested food causes the level of glucose in the blood to rise <the insulin response caused by carbohydrate depends on the glycemic index...of the food (Trevor Smith)> also a ranking of foods according to … Medical dictionary
Glycemic index — The Glycemic index (also glycaemic index) or GI is a measure of the effects of carbohydrates on blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during digestion releasing glucose rapidly into the bloodstream have a high GI;… … Wikipedia
Glycemic load — The glycemic load (GL) is a ranking system for carbohydrate content in food portions based on their glycemic index (GI) and the portion size. The usefulness of glycemic load is based on the idea that a high glycemic index food consumed in small… … Wikipedia
glycemic — gly·ce·mic (gli seґmik) pertaining to glycemia … Medical dictionary
glycemic — adj. of glycemia, of the presence of sugar in the blood (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
glycemic — gly·ce·mic … English syllables
glycemic — adjective see glycemia * * * glycaeˈmic or (US) glyceˈmic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑glycaemia … Useful english dictionary
glycemic index — … Useful english dictionary
glycemia — glycemic, glycaemic, adj. /gluy see mee euh/, n. Med. the presence of glucose in the blood. Also, glycaemia. [1900 05; GLYC + EMIA] * * * … Universalium
